ISBN:
9781409426806
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 156 S.
Series Statement:
Law, language and communication
DDC:
344/.095
Keywords:
Science and law
;
Literature and science
;
Literatur
;
Wissenschaft
;
Recht
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Law-and-literature, literature-and-science, and a hybrid law-literature-science field of study -- Ramón y Cajal: hard sf for trial lawyers -- Ibsen's an enemy of the people: the public understanding of science in law -- Idealizing science in film: the expert witness in trial movies -- Faction: Truman Capote, legal ethics and "In Cold Blood" -- Historical narratives: mad alchemists, experts attacking experts, and the crisis in forensic science -- Conclusion: a new picture of science in law.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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